Automobile kit



Jan.'17, 1928. 1,656,339 M. l. RUNYAN AUTOMOBILE KIT Filed April 15',1926 Patented is. 17, 1928,.

UNITED STATES.

1,656,339 PATENT. OFFICE.

MARY ISA RUNYAN, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

au'romomn's KIT.

- Application filed April 15, 1926. Serial No. 102,248.

My'invention relates to a kit or rece tacle for holding various articlesor pac ages, andis designed more particularly for use of automobilistsso as to afford a convenient holder to be suspended from the rail at theback of the automobile seat on which articles are usually hung, or othersuitable supportyso as to provide a convenient and accessible holder forvarious articles instead of being scattered over the seats .or on thefloor, and also making it possible to roll up or fold up the holder withits contents in a compact condition or form for carrying the same intothe house or hotel without danger of loss and with the greatest possibleconvenience.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafterparticularly described and-then sought to be clearly defined by theclaims, reference being had, to thdaccompanying drawing formlng a partthereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the interior of an automobile showingtheholder sus ended from a rail at the back of an automo ile seat;

Figure 2, is a front view of the kit or holder on a larger scale, with aportion of its front flap or fold partially broken away;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section through the two folds or flaps ofthe kit, in suspension, and showing a stra for securing the kit in itsrolled-up con ition;

Figure 4 shows the kit rolled-up for carrying;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing screw-knobs instead of abar for suspending the kit;

Figure 6 is a cross section through part of a seat-back with one form ofsuspenslon;

Figure 7 is a detail through the stiffeninrr rod, with one form ofsuspension means;

suspension means.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the front fold or flap and 2the rear fold or flap of the kit the two being. connected together atthe top by thefold 3 formed in the material and one flap stitched totheother adjacent to the fold 3 by a line of stitching 44 to form a casing5 designed to receive a stiffening rod 6 which will hold the kitdistended when hung from its support. The front flap 1 is formed on itsexterior face liigure 8 a like detail of another form of monly attachedto the back of an automobile with the desired number of pockets7arranged along the lower portion of the flap and each open at the top,and on the inner faceof the outer flap 2 there is formed a pocket 8preferably extending from end to endof the flap open at the top andintended for reception of larger articles. By arranglng the pockets asspecified easy access is had to both sets, and the kit can be moreconveniently folded or rolled-up when to be carried. The kit along itsupper folded edge 3 is provided with any desired number of hangers bywhich it may be suspended from a suitable support. These hangers 70 maybeof any approved and suitable form but preferably consist of hooks 9,which may e snap-hooks or other type, connected to the stiffening rod 6by split rings 10, which may pass through the rod 6 as illustrated inFigure 6, or may pass entirely ardund the rod as shown in Figure 7, ormay pass through eyes 11, suitably attached to the rod as illustrated inFigure 8 of the drawing. In the last mentioned form the rings 10 maylie'flat against the side flap of the kit when the latter is folded orrolled up, although in the other forms the rings will not interfere withforming the kit into a roll, as illustrated in Figure 4, as the rin sare free to be turned down onto the sti ening rod and .the hooks swunginto position against the flap 1 so as to permit the kit to be woundinto the roll formation shown in Figure 4. When rolled-up the kit willbe secured in that form by suit-r able buckle-straps 12 secured to outerflap 2 and provided with a handle 13.

The kit will be made of any suitable material and its edges may beprovided with border or binding strips 14 stitched or otherwise securedthereto, and which will also serve to close the ends of the cash 5 inwhich the stiffening rod 6 is containe and a. snap-fastening 15 may beprovided for fastening the mouth or open end of pocket 8 so asto confinearticles therein.

When in use, the kit may be suspended by its books from the rail 16 suchas comseat, or suspended by its hooks from studs 17 attached to the backofca seat and formed with rings 18 to receive the suspension hooks 9 ofthe kit.

The kit constitutes a container, for numerous articles ordinarilycarried on an automobile trip so that they may be approtered.

n a U By forming the kit with a front-and a rear flap both flaps can beutilized for pockets, with the rear pocket concealed by the front flap,and by providing the stiffening rod both sets of pockets are heldagainst sagging so that the kit will occupy or take-up less space in theautomobile than would otherwise be so, and at the same time the articlesare more readily classified and easily reached when wanted. Also whenthe destination is reached instead of losing time in collecting thenumerous articles and carrying them in loose parcels, itis merelynecessary to roll-up the kit in a compact form with all its articlesretained in classified order and an attractive and convenient carryingmeans afforded.

I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention but changes may be made in the various details withoutdeparture from the invention as sought to be defined by the appendedclaims.

Havingdescribed the invention and set forth its merits what I claim is:

1; The automobile kit consisting of front and rear members having acasing formed along one edge, the other edges being disconnected topermit the front memberv to be swung away from the rear member, bothmembers being formed with pockets, the front member and its pocketscovering and concealing the rear member and its pockets,

pocket, a stiffening rod secured along the juncture between the frontand rear members, suspension hooks having a loose-connection with thestiffening rod, the members and their pockets adapted to be formed intosuperimposed layers and means for securing the layers in superimposedrelation.

3. The automobile kit consisting of front and rear members connected oneto the other by a fold along their line of juncture, the other threeedges being disconnected to permit the front member to be swung awayfrom the rear member, a casing formed at the junction of the twomembers, each member formed with a pocket, the pocket of one memberbeing covered by the adjacent member, a stiffening rod in the casing toprevent sagging of the pockets, suspension hooks disposed along thestiffening rod, the two members and their pockets adapted to be formedinto superimposed layers, and means for securing the layers insuperimposed relation.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MARY I. RUNYAN.

